RCCPhotoGrid for Mac and Windows

A native-feeling media surface for FileMaker.

Browse, preview, edit, select, drag, drop, and script FileMaker container workflows on both Mac and Windows.

RCCPhotoGrid

Built for both platforms

One FileMaker integration model. Mac and Windows builds.

The plugin is designed around FileMaker realities on both desktop platforms: named objects, found sets, JSON, callbacks, scripts, and container fields.

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Mac

FileMaker Pro on macOS, with the native plugin surface plus macOS-specific preview and import behavior where supported.

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Windows

FileMaker Pro on Windows, sharing the external function surface for overlay, data loading, selection, callbacks, drop, export, and Browse-mode sync.

Built-in editor

Edit photos without leaving FileMaker.

Users can crop, rotate, flip, adjust, copy, paste, and save changes back through your FileMaker script to the container field. No custom editor and no export/import-back chore.

Built-in photo editor

Crop, rotate, flip, adjust, copy, paste, and save without building a custom editor.

Save back to container

The Save Changes callback returns the edited image so FileMaker can write directly to the container field.

No round trip

No export, edit somewhere else, and import back. The workflow stays inside FileMaker.

Grid and list views

Photos-style browsing plus a dense list view for filenames, subtitles, sizes, and metadata.

Selection state

Read selected IDs as FileMaker return-delimited text whenever your script needs them.

Drag workflows

Drop files into the solution and drag selected items back out to Finder/Desktop workflows.

How it works

FileMaker owns the data. RCCPhotoGrid owns the visual surface.

Name a layout object

Draw a normal FileMaker object, name it photoGridPlaceholder, and let FileMaker own the layout geometry.

Create the overlay

Call RCC.PhotoGrid.CreateWithControl with the active window and object name. The plugin aligns a native overlay to the live frame.

Load found-set JSON

Send compact JSON generated from your found set. RCCPhotoGrid handles the visual grid, selection cache, and callbacks.

Developer surface

A small API for a large workflow.

Create the overlay, load found-set JSON, read selection state, register callbacks, configure display/context behavior, and close overlays cleanly.

RCCPhotoGrid API

RCC.PhotoGrid.VersionRCC.PhotoGrid.CreateWithControl ( windowName ; objectName )RCC.PhotoGrid.SetFrameWithControl ( gridID ; objectName )RCC.PhotoGrid.SetFrame ( gridID ; left ; top ; width ; height )RCC.PhotoGrid.Refresh ( gridID )RCC.PhotoGrid.Refresh ( windowName ; gridID )RCC.PhotoGrid.SetData ( gridID ; json )RCC.PhotoGrid.LoadDemoData ( gridID )RCC.PhotoGrid.GetSelectedIDs ( gridID )RCC.PhotoGrid.ShowImage ( gridID ; dataURL ; title )RCC.PhotoGrid.ShowImage ( windowName ; gridID ; dataURL ; title )RCC.PhotoGrid.ShowQuickLook ( gridID ; dataURL ; title )RCC.PhotoGrid.ShowQuickLook ( windowName ; gridID ; dataURL ; title )RCC.PhotoGrid.GetOpenRequest ( gridID )RCC.PhotoGrid.GetOpenRequest ( windowName ; gridID )RCC.PhotoGrid.SetOpenScript ( gridID ; scriptName )RCC.PhotoGrid.SetSingleClickScript ( gridID ; scriptName )RCC.PhotoGrid.SetDoubleClickScript ( gridID ; scriptName )RCC.PhotoGrid.SetDropScript ( gridID ; scriptName )RCC.PhotoGrid.SetDeleteScript ( gridID ; scriptName )RCC.PhotoGrid.SetSaveScript ( gridID ; scriptName )RCC.PhotoGrid.SetIPhoneImportScript ( gridID ; scriptName )RCC.PhotoGrid.ImportFromIPhone ( gridID )RCC.PhotoGrid.SetContextMenuOptions ( gridID ; optionsJSON )RCC.PhotoGrid.SetDragExportScript ( gridID ; scriptName )RCC.PhotoGrid.SetDisplayOptions ( gridID ; optionsJSON )RCC.PhotoGrid.GetDebugStatus ( gridID )RCC.PhotoGrid.Close ( gridID )RCC.PhotoGrid.CloseAll

Core features

Built for image-heavy layouts, catalogs, inspections, archives, and production libraries.

Anchored overlay control

Create and refresh a native overlay above a named FileMaker layout object using GetLayoutObjectAttribute geometry.

JSON found-set loading

Load IDs, titles, subtitles, thumbnails, file hints, metadata, and initial selection state from a JSON array.

Grid, list, photo, and horizontal views

Switch between grid, list, photo view, and script-configured HorizontalView or single-photo widget presets.

Lazy viewer and Quick Look

Ask FileMaker for the full asset only when needed, then preview images, Quick Look files, copy/paste, and save edits back to containers.

Drag workflows

Accept dropped files and folders, then drag selected items back out to Finder/Desktop through script callbacks.

Script callback surface

Wire single-click, double-click, delete, save, drop import, drag export, and iPhone import events into FileMaker scripts.

Native overlay anchored to a named FileMaker layout object

CreateWithControl, SetFrameWithControl, manual SetFrame, and Refresh positioning paths

Browse-mode visibility sync through FileMaker idle callbacks

Multiple grids, each addressed by a stable gridID

Found-set loading from a JSON array of item objects

Item fields for id, title, subtitle, thumbnail data URL, MIME/type, extension/fileType, metadata, folder flag, photo flag, and initial selected state

Grid view with responsive thumbnail sizing

List view with thumbnail, title, subtitle, and metadata chips

Photo view/lazy viewer with previous/next navigation

Script-configured HorizontalView strip with thumbnail, compact, and verbose styles

Minimal widget presets for grid, list, HorizontalView, lazy viewer, and single-photo use

Filter controls for All, Images, Videos, PDFs, and Documents

Zoom controls plus script-set zoom levels and thumbnail sizes

Multi-selection: click, Shift-click range, Option/Alt-click toggle

Ready when your solution is

Ship a media workflow that feels native on Mac and Windows.

Start with the docs, then wire the plugin into your real FileMaker layout, scripts, container fields, and found-set JSON.

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